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news Scmp World 2026-05-15

Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' challenged the myth of military genius

The article posits that Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' challenges the myth of the military genius, particularly Napoleon's. The novel's philosophy of history also presented a significant counterpoint to Hegelian thought.

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